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Largest American population, US counties

US counties ranked by the number of residents who are American ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAMERICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

2501Tama County, IAIA16,796526−57%

2502Ashland County, WIWI16,203525−51%

2503Iron County, MIMI11,757524+18%

2504Craig County, OKOK14,518522−67%

2505Plumas County, CACA18,583520−25%

2506Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,877520−13%

2507Ottawa County, KSKS5,744520−4%

2508Marshall County, KSKS9,852515−12%

2509Scott County, ILIL4,866514−61%

2510Presque Isle County, MIMI13,128513−5%

2511Lake County, MNMN10,746513+108%

2512Wheatland County, MTMT2,100513−31%

2513Buffalo County, WIWI13,318513+76%

2514Coal County, OKOK5,436512+85%

2515Brule County, SDSD5,278512+642%

2516Oscoda County, MIMI8,723510−25%

2517Dakota County, NENE21,687509−27%

2518Lucas County, IAIA8,847509−34%

2519Crawford County, IAIA16,237508−12%

2520Maverick County, TXTX58,823503+95%

2521Franklin County, MSMS7,491502−31%

2522McKinley County, NMNM68,119502−48%

2523Wallowa County, OROR7,595502−1%

2524Platte County, WYWY8,634502−7%

2525Robertson County, TXTX17,839501−52%

2526Stevens County, KSKS4,984501+65%

2527Craig County, VAVA4,800499+39%

2528Louisa County, IAIA10,416499−49%

2529Montgomery County, IAIA10,002498−55%

2530Major County, OKOK7,536497−66%

2531Las Animas County, COCO14,391496−28%

2532Karnes County, TXTX15,018495+21%

2533Mono County, CACA12,505494+60%

2534Live Oak County, TXTX11,929494+18%

2535Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,018493+12%

2536Deer Lodge County, MTMT9,709490+103%

2537Catahoula Parish, LALA8,223489−77%

2538Love County, OKOK10,780489−89%

2539Lyman County, SDSD3,694489+1222%

2540Moore County, TXTX21,891488−48%

2541San Miguel County, COCO7,753488−53%

2542Hamilton County, IAIA14,944488−36%

2543Coahoma County, MSMS19,849487−48%

2544San Juan County, WAWA18,577487+11%

2545Lake County, SDSD10,993486−11%

2546Gunnison County, COCO17,439485−30%

2547Twiggs County, GAGA7,597485−53%

2548Bee County, TXTX32,515483−25%

2549Beaverhead County, MTMT10,043483+53%

2550Shelby County, MOMO5,870481−32%

2551Johnson County, WYWY8,908480−5%

2552Pushmataha County, OKOK10,807477−68%

2553Brown County, ILIL6,401477−56%

2554Henderson County, ILIL5,984474+27%

2555Jefferson County, OKOK5,431473−77%

2556Morgan County, UTUT13,383473−77%

2557Nobles County, MNMN22,338472−0%

2558Fremont County, IAIA6,522471−60%

2559Ward County, TXTX11,125471−49%

2560Hamilton County, NENE9,678470−12%

2561Custer County, SDSD9,431470−26%

2562Prairie County, ARAR7,923468+35%

2563Clay County, KSKS7,990467+8%

2564Cameron Parish, LALA4,718465−60%

2565Woodruff County, ARAR5,710464−19%

2566Buena Vista County, IAIA20,449464−34%

2567Glascock County, GAGA3,141463−63%

2568Franklin County, IAIA9,868458−23%

2569Stillwater County, MTMT9,445458−26%

2570Guthrie County, IAIA10,782456−56%

2571Grant County, SDSD7,534455+18%

2572Atchison County, MOMO5,175451−51%

2573Schuyler County, MOMO4,140451+5%

2574Cedar County, NENE8,373451−5%

2575Calhoun County, IAIA9,562450−12%

2576Clay County, SDSD15,031449+77%

2577Swisher County, TXTX6,703448−21%

2578Ohio County, ININ5,994448−40%

2579Tillman County, OKOK6,780447−6%

2580Grand County, UTUT9,790447−50%

2581Clarke County, IAIA9,574446−23%

2582Powell County, MTMT7,157445+35%

2583Bayfield County, WIWI16,787443−16%

2584Reeves County, TXTX12,138442+21%

2585Starr County, TXTX66,319442+61%

2586Warren County, GAGA5,269440−78%

2587Kossuth County, IAIA14,322440−39%

2588Cameron County, PAPA4,211438−25%

2589Coffey County, KSKS8,467436−28%

2590Taylor County, IAIA5,835432−42%

2591Phillips County, ARAR14,255431−39%

2592Musselshell County, MTMT5,582431+41%

2593Teton County, WYWY23,333430−81%

2594Yuma County, COCO9,896430−16%

2595Lincoln County, ARAR12,764429−75%

2596Mariposa County, CACA16,918428−28%

2597Emmet County, IAIA9,107428+32%

2598Palo Alto County, IAIA8,899428−28%

2599Talbot County, GAGA5,709427+126%

2600Fisher County, TXTX3,692425−3%

2601Cherokee County, IAIA11,369424−32%

2602McCulloch County, TXTX7,472421−82%

2603Lemhi County, IDID8,474420−46%

2604Alcona County, MIMI10,556418−51%

2605Archuleta County, COCO14,306417+16%

2606Madison County, MTMT10,026416+91%

2607Alamosa County, COCO16,688416−19%

2608Wayne County, IAIA6,738416−34%

2609Surry County, VAVA6,603414−41%

2610Walworth County, SDSD5,217414+149%

2611Delta County, TXTX5,549413−61%

2612Jackson County, MNMN9,857411+22%

2613Renville County, MNMN14,356411−7%

2614Sibley County, MNMN15,356411+4%

2615Sac County, IAIA9,525410−33%

2616Osceola County, IAIA5,980409+45%

2617Clay County, GAGA2,815408+321%

2618Price County, WIWI13,988407−4%

2619Phillips County, KSKS4,728405+7%

2620Clearwater County, IDID9,118403−32%

2621Adams County, WAWA21,488402+1%

2622Runnels County, TXTX9,693400−14%

2623Lake County, OROR8,187398−1%

2624Catron County, NMNM3,827397−63%

2625Hamilton County, NYNY5,006397+51%

2626Shelby County, IAIA11,689397−37%

2627Clear Creek County, COCO8,994395+84%

2628Gallatin County, ILIL4,616393−3%

2629Pawnee County, KSKS5,991393−22%

2630Winkler County, TXTX7,540392−13%

2631York County, NENE14,564391−33%

2632Carlisle County, KYKY4,747391−59%

2633Mitchell County, KSKS5,590388−3%

2634Nantucket County, MAMA14,758387−66%

2635Pratt County, KSKS9,117387−55%

2636Parmer County, TXTX9,678385+57%

2637Putnam County, MOMO4,546384−46%

2638Kit Carson County, COCO7,069379−23%

2639Ochiltree County, TXTX9,284377−23%

2640Cherry County, NENE5,561377+45%

2641Swift County, MNMN9,763375+105%

2642Rio Blanco County, COCO6,683375−14%

2643Pope County, MNMN11,420374+165%

2644McCook County, SDSD5,964374+89%

2645Cleveland County, ARAR7,224373−71%

2646Phillips County, MTMT4,203373−12%

2647Tripp County, SDSD5,708373+64%

2648Ida County, IAIA6,777372+10%

2649Knox County, MOMO3,728371−27%

2650Humboldt County, IAIA9,409371−37%

2651Elk County, KSKS2,458371+192%

2652Washington County, KSKS5,533371+23%

2653Keith County, NENE8,100370+31%

2654Castro County, TXTX7,295370+51%

2655Stevens County, MNMN9,747369+52%

2656East Carroll Parish, LALA6,760369−68%

2657Baker County, GAGA2,725369–

2658Grant County, OROR7,075368−33%

2659Goliad County, TXTX7,208368+44%

2660Butler County, NENE8,507367+3%

2661Monroe County, IAIA7,406365−47%

2662Decatur County, IAIA7,655364−54%

2663Ringgold County, IAIA4,642364−38%

2664Blaine County, OKOK8,515362−58%

2665Pocahontas County, IAIA6,819361−26%

2666Woodson County, KSKS3,118361+28%

2667Kiowa County, OKOK8,181360−29%

2668Cheyenne County, NENE9,528359−26%

2669Kingman County, KSKS7,029357−50%

2670Carson County, TXTX5,805356+8%

2671Power County, IDID8,246356−35%

2672Dallas County, ARAR6,011354−13%

2673McKenzie County, NDND15,192354+705%

2674Jefferson County, NENE7,070353+40%

2675Nowata County, OKOK9,522353−52%

2676Alfalfa County, OKOK5,649350−66%

2677Red Willow County, NENE10,307350−49%

2678Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,465350−3%

2679Jefferson County, MTMT13,329347−26%

2680Essex County, VTVT6,051346−27%

2681Wilkinson County, MSMS7,582344−38%

2682La Salle County, TXTX6,517344+255%

2683Caribou County, IDID7,252344+15%

2684Sitka, AKAK8,319343−12%

2685Crook County, WYWY7,852343+35%

2686Merrick County, NENE7,905343−11%

2687Gilpin County, COCO6,073342+122%

2688Grand County, COCO16,496341−41%

2689Wayne County, NENE10,020341+60%

2690Rice County, KSKS9,266340−47%

2691Kittson County, MNMN4,031339+313%

2692McLean County, NDND9,740339+7%

2693Pope County, ILIL3,672338+41%

2694Cottonwood County, MNMN11,405337−44%

2695Nevada County, ARAR7,942336−53%

2696Zapata County, TXTX13,753335+148%

2697Willacy County, TXTX19,971334−13%

2698Calhoun County, ARAR4,632333−60%

2699Stark County, ILIL5,319329−50%

2700Franklin, VAVA8,478328−77%

2701Latimer County, OKOK9,645327−74%

2702Osborne County, KSKS3,285327−12%

2703San Saba County, TXTX5,787326−34%

2704Weston County, WYWY6,840326−18%

2705Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,549325−18%

2706Hansford County, TXTX4,944325+15%

2707Blaine County, MTMT6,860323+152%

2708Howard County, NENE6,538323+44%

2709Fall River County, SDSD7,467323+102%

2710Knox County, NENE8,335322+14%

2711Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439322−59%

2712Saline County, NENE14,996321+6%

2713Burt County, NENE6,678321+32%

2714Chippewa County, MNMN12,406318−19%

2715Baylor County, TXTX3,472318−19%

2716Pennington County, MNMN13,686317+86%

2717Clay County, NENE6,170316+20%

2718Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,338316–

2719Dallam County, TXTX7,508314−14%

2720Echols County, GAGA3,685310+34%

2721Mills County, TXTX4,580309+5%

2722Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537308+8%

2723Childress County, TXTX6,643307−36%

2724Adair County, IAIA7,403307−38%

2725Morton County, KSKS2,470307+412%

2726Moody County, SDSD6,632305+202%

2727Pendleton County, WVWV5,826304−51%

2728Bear Lake County, IDID6,727304−37%

2729Sherman County, KSKS5,763300−37%

2730Kearney County, NENE6,790299+42%

2731Howard County, IAIA9,415299−9%

2732Hamlin County, SDSD6,900298−2%

2733Tunica County, MSMS8,819297−16%

2734Greer County, OKOK5,373297−37%

2735Mercer County, MOMO3,404296−16%

2736Rooks County, KSKS4,646296−32%

2737Big Horn County, MTMT12,752295−81%

2738Haskell County, TXTX5,499295−32%

2739Republic County, KSKS4,640295+5%

2740Columbia County, WAWA4,141294+6%

2741Duval County, TXTX9,402292+6%

2742Antelope County, NENE6,352292+27%

2743Sublette County, WYWY8,929292−50%

2744Alger County, MIMI8,641291+16%

2745Shackelford County, TXTX3,197291−10%

2746Brown County, NENE2,826290+23%

2747Nemaha County, NENE7,102290−20%

2748Bent County, COCO5,716287−20%

2749Murray County, MNMN7,942286+15%

2750Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,477286+3%

2751Garfield County, MTMT1,148285+121%

2752Forest County, PAPA6,614285+13%

2753Tensas Parish, LALA3,700284−77%

2754Richardson County, NENE7,530283−56%

2755Wheeler County, TXTX4,773283−42%

2756Phelps County, NENE8,994282−40%

2757Russell County, KSKS6,581282−60%

2758Mackinac County, MIMI11,236281−40%

2759Worth County, MOMO1,914281−68%

2760Clearwater County, MNMN8,647280−70%

2761Holt County, MOMO4,200279−53%

2762Daniels County, MTMT1,612279+1368%

2763Pembina County, NDND6,568279−54%

2764Richland County, NDND16,731279−26%

2765Mineral County, NVNV4,407277+55%

2766Bowman County, NDND2,762277+65%

2767Mountrail County, NDND9,395277+378%

2768Sheridan County, NENE4,809275−64%

2769Greene County, IAIA8,658275−48%

2770Knox County, TXTX3,192274+21%

2771Coleman County, TXTX7,915273−66%

2772Garfield County, UTUT5,256272+196%

2773Toole County, MTMT5,211272+46%

2774Cuming County, NENE8,823268+2%

2775Bottineau County, NDND6,284267+190%

2776Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,555267+71%

2777Mercer County, NDND8,441267+47%

2778Worth County, IAIA7,338267+4%

2779Granite County, MTMT3,658266+10%

2780Emery County, UTUT10,177266+9%

2781Beaver County, OKOK4,882265−51%

2782Luce County, MIMI6,339264+10%

2783Adams County, IAIA3,617264+29%

2784Lincoln County, KSKS2,861261+62%

2785Washington County, COCO4,732259−2%

2786Throckmorton County, TXTX1,554257+182%

2787Pepin County, WIWI7,513257+14%

2788Kingsbury County, SDSD5,284256+42%

2789Garza County, TXTX4,510254−30%

2790Webster County, GAGA2,369254+76%

2791Smith County, KSKS3,566254−39%

2792Stafford County, KSKS4,005254−27%

2793Meagher County, MTMT2,137252+294%

2794Grant County, OKOK4,067252+17%

2795Judith Basin County, MTMT2,162250+635%

2796Chase County, NENE3,718249+61%

2797Robertson County, KYKY2,325248−48%

2798Jerauld County, SDSD1,654248+451%

2799Audubon County, IAIA5,509248−28%

2800Rock County, MNMN9,524247−4%

2801Harper County, OKOK3,172247−56%

2802Spink County, SDSD6,155247−31%

2803Pipestone County, MNMN9,260246−15%

2804Glacier County, MTMT13,463245+35%

2805Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,873245−36%

2806Mora County, NMNM4,051244+526%

2807Hartley County, TXTX4,904244+26%

2808Lynn County, TXTX6,017244+19%

2809Chautauqua County, KSKS3,321244−8%

2810Iron County, WIWI6,127244−38%

2811Gregory County, SDSD4,037243+138%

2812Crane County, TXTX4,554243+34%

2813Eureka County, NVNV1,867242−68%

2814Box Butte County, NENE10,494241−35%

2815Putnam County, ILIL5,619241+15%

2816Sullivan County, PAPA5,856240−4%

2817Hanson County, SDSD3,456237+76%

2818Custer County, COCO5,590237+27%

2819Alexander County, ILIL4,570237−41%

2820San Juan County, UTUT14,542237−66%

2821Barnes County, NDND10,573236−22%

2822Rio Grande County, COCO11,087236−55%

2823Anderson County, KSKS8,018235−71%

2824Culberson County, TXTX2,267233−41%

2825Chicot County, ARAR9,107231−75%

2826Cimarron County, OKOK2,059230+174%

2827Marshall County, MNMN8,798228+93%

2828Pondera County, MTMT6,072228−34%

2829Valley County, NENE4,094228+148%

2830Saguache County, COCO6,732227+6%

2831Highland County, VAVA2,318226−58%

2832Hardin County, ILIL3,588226+18%

2833Lee County, ARAR8,029225−84%

2834Day County, SDSD5,484224−35%

2835Ramsey County, NDND11,530223−32%

2836Kodiak Island, AKAK12,387221−46%

2837Lafayette County, ARAR5,888221−50%

2838Wilkin County, MNMN6,288221+160%

2839Walsh County, NDND10,179221−64%

2840Pulaski County, ILIL4,820221−47%

2841Fillmore County, NENE5,458220−9%

2842Gray County, KSKS5,652220−50%

2843Norton County, KSKS5,288219+62%

2844Dickey County, NDND4,895218+269%

2845Big Stone County, MNMN5,054218+63%

2846Kiowa County, KSKS2,432218−21%

2847Ouray County, COCO5,265217+81%

2848Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,704216+55%

2849Jewell County, KSKS2,830216−3%

2850Dawes County, NENE7,858214−33%

2851Ellsworth County, KSKS6,257213+13%

2852Franklin County, NENE2,795212+74%

2853Sherman County, TXTX2,781212+20%

2854Kimble County, TXTX4,438210−82%

2855Perkins County, SDSD2,853209+22%

2856Crowley County, COCO5,677209+50%

2857Graham County, KSKS2,371209+30%

2858Aurora County, SDSD2,801207+53%

2859Pierce County, NENE7,378207−10%

2860Custer County, IDID4,636206+73%

2861Butte County, IDID2,783202−33%

2862Hot Springs County, WYWY4,600200−49%

2863Schoolcraft County, MIMI8,187199−46%

2864Emporia, VAVA5,447199−66%

2865Ferry County, WAWA7,517195−30%

2866Hutchinson County, SDSD7,413194−26%

2867Calhoun County, ILIL4,300194−74%

2868Baraga County, MIMI8,169193−17%

2869Stanton County, NENE5,744193+42%

2870Oneida County, IDID5,085193−64%

2871Sheridan County, KSKS2,427193+105%

2872Bon Homme County, SDSD7,244192+57%

2873Scott County, KSKS4,815191−54%

2874Lincoln County, MNMN5,583190+22%

2875Frontier County, NENE2,655190+41%

2876Broadwater County, MTMT8,493189+52%

2877Camas County, IDID1,316189−23%

2878Nuckolls County, NENE4,100188−10%

2879Traill County, NDND7,920187−13%

2880Dunn County, NDND4,058187+192%

2881Huerfano County, COCO7,011186+8%

2882Furnas County, NENE4,524185−12%

2883Hardeman County, TXTX3,292185−69%

2884Barber County, KSKS4,083183−52%

2885Morrill County, NENE4,404183+6%

2886Powder River County, MTMT1,781182−65%

2887Stewart County, GAGA4,631179−37%

2888Ontonagon County, MIMI5,823178−74%

2889Corson County, SDSD3,781178+424%

2890Hitchcock County, NENE2,467177+61%

2891McIntosh County, NDND2,451177+16%

2892Rawlins County, KSKS2,431177+9%

2893McCone County, MTMT1,720172−21%

2894Claiborne County, MSMS8,058171−69%

2895Florence County, WIWI4,748171+190%

2896Gove County, KSKS2,631171−37%

2897Sheridan County, MTMT3,436169−3%

2898Bailey County, TXTX6,963168−49%

2899Sanborn County, SDSD2,388167+86%

2900Baca County, COCO3,347166−55%

2901Fallon County, MTMT2,959165+1550%

2902Harmon County, OKOK2,327165−13%

2903Pierce County, NDND3,838163+85%

2904Roberts County, SDSD10,255162−57%

2905Garfield County, WAWA2,416161+109%

2906Clark County, SDSD4,031159+24%

2907Cavalier County, NDND3,497157−64%

2908Perkins County, NENE2,849157+45%

2909Dundy County, NENE1,568157+78%

2910Ziebach County, SDSD2,389156+206%

2911Hall County, TXTX2,737156−24%

2912Hand County, SDSD3,121154+35%

2913Chase County, KSKS2,572154+5%

2914Edwards County, KSKS2,640154−34%

2915Grant County, KSKS7,028154−48%

2916Quitman County, MSMS5,364153−17%

2917Union County, NMNM3,844151−50%

2918Martin County, TXTX5,284151+76%

2919Wells County, NDND3,729149+89%

2920Dewey County, OKOK4,207149−62%

2921Floyd County, TXTX4,881149−55%

2922Gosper County, NENE1,803149+80%

2923Thayer County, NENE4,842148−6%

2924Guadalupe County, NMNM4,343146+32%

2925Conejos County, COCO7,529146−30%

2926Dolores County, COCO2,466146−65%

2927Grant County, NDND2,206145+169%

2928Dewey County, SDSD5,419144+336%

2929Adams County, IDID5,013142−26%

2930Cochran County, TXTX2,546141−21%

2931Jones County, SDSD913140+600%

2932Lake County, COCO7,552139+3%

2933Todd County, SDSD8,863139+36%

2934Mineral County, MTMT5,185137+9%

2935Garden County, NENE1,804137+1%

2936Kimball County, NENE3,391137−46%

2937Ransom County, NDND5,617136+49%

2938Burke County, NDND2,132135+382%

2939Traverse County, MNMN3,130134+68%

2940Lincoln County, COCO5,645134−48%

2941Zavala County, TXTX9,037133+269%

2942Polk County, NENE5,270133−4%

2943Grant County, MNMN6,085132−10%

2944Stanley County, SDSD3,018132+81%

2945Lipscomb County, TXTX2,955132−33%

2946Prairie County, MTMT1,112131−15%

2947Roger Mills County, OKOK3,259130−65%

2948Buffalo County, SDSD1,802130–

2949Logan County, KSKS2,661130−50%

2950Ellis County, OKOK3,613129−76%

2951Dixon County, NENE5,602128−33%

2952Crosby County, TXTX4,852128−63%

2953Nance County, NENE3,290127+15%

2954Mellette County, SDSD2,137126+950%

2955Cook County, MNMN5,522125+51%

2956Sierra County, CACA3,098124+1%

2957Red Lake County, MNMN3,940123+60%

2958Lewis County, IDID3,704122+8%

2959Sutton County, TXTX3,203121−74%

2960Renville County, NDND2,331120+114%

2961Dickens County, TXTX1,692119−61%

2962McHenry County, NDND5,130119−37%

2963Wayne County, UTUT2,587119+105%

2964Piute County, UTUT1,509119+190%

2965Clark County, IDID783118+111%

2966Borden County, TXTX567117+736%

2967Greene County, ALAL7,067116−59%

2968Douglas County, SDSD2,888113−28%

2969Colfax County, NENE10,934112−59%

2970Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,770111+109%

2971Wheeler County, OROR1,472110−9%

2972Terrell County, TXTX702110+5%

2973Golden Valley County, NDND1,808109+179%

2974Wichita County, KSKS2,031109−10%

2975Decatur County, KSKS2,716108−34%

2976Johnson County, NENE5,218108−8%

2977Hudspeth County, TXTX3,433108−73%

2978Harding County, NMNM617106+405%

2979Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,553105–

2980Liberty County, MTMT1,957105+228%

2981Costilla County, COCO3,679103−19%

2982Beaver County, UTUT7,301103−29%

2983Wibaux County, MTMT885102−21%

2984Comanche County, KSKS1,673101−22%

2985Norman County, MNMN6,336100+4%

2986Lincoln County, NVNV4,320100+8%

2987Irion County, TXTX1,463100−24%

2988Refugio County, TXTX6,657100−55%

2989Alpine County, CACA1,04399+560%

2990Sweet Grass County, MTMT3,76299−79%

2991Boyd County, NENE1,67497+137%

2992Rolette County, NDND11,68897+137%

2993Armstrong County, TXTX1,84397+62%

2994Cheyenne County, KSKS2,60497−14%

2995Clark County, KSKS1,90097+0%

2996Sherman County, OROR2,05195+7%

2997Edmunds County, SDSD4,02295−3%

2998Esmeralda County, NVNV72995−24%

2999Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,39194+77%

3000Boone County, NENE5,35594−68%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES